The Ritual (The L.O.R.D.S #1)
Shantel Tessier
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
3.83
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 740 ratings · 507 pages · Published: 19 Nov 2021
THE CHOSEN ONE
I vow. You vow. We vow.
Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.
People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.
I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.
After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.
Things to know about The Ritual
It is MF
TW (Please see the author's note on the inside)
J/P OTT Hero
This is a 149K word dark romance and may contain triggers for some due to sexual situations, language, and violence.
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Tagged as:
- dark romance 56
- cruel hero/bully 54
- virgin heroine 52
- possessive hero 52
- college 51
- bdsm 50
- bondage 44
- consensual non-consent 44
- alpha male 43
- anal sex 40
- abduction 39
- arranged/forced marriage 39
- pregnancy 36
- bad boys 36
- praise kink 36
- forced proximity 33
- rich hero 33
- suspense 30
- sassy heroine 29
- breeding 29
- rich heroine 28
- m-f romance 28
- new adult 27
- contemporary 27
- angst 24
- vengeance 24
- primal/chase play 23
- take-charge heroine 22
- marriage of convenience 21
- grumpy/cold hero 21
- spanking 21
- enemies to lovers 20
- exhibitionism 18
- somnophilia 16
- hurt/comfort 10
- masc-dom 10
- curvy heroine 2
- mystery 2
- mafia 1
- cheating 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- dubious consent 42
- abuse 31
- slut shaming 25
- birth-control non-consent 23
- non-consent between mcs 22
- rape 17
- third party abuse 17
- misogyny 17
- third party sexual assault 16
- death / grief 15
- substance abuse 15
- graphic violence 13
- abuse between mcs 12
- torture of side characters 12
- mental trauma 9
- forced pregnancy 7
- victim blaming 7
- drug abuse 7
- body betrayal 4
- mental illness 3
- nontraditional hea 1
- geography
- usa 11
- pennsylvania 11
- north america 8
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 37
- first person pov 15
- male pov 1
- standalone 1
- interconnected standalone 1
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The 'The L.O.R.D.S' series
3.97 · 2060 ratings
contemporary · suspense · from hate to love · abuse · explicit-plentiful · new adult · misogyny · bad boys · spanking · dual-pov · dub-con · bdsm · first-person-pov · bondage · dark · graphic-violence · slut-shaming · alpha male · m-f · forced proximity
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